A01981:1022
The saints sacrifice
The saints sacrifice: or, a commentary on the CXVI. Psalm Which is, a gratulatory psalm, for deliverance from deadly distress. By William Gouge, D.D.The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1632
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Section 66: §. 66. Of the meaning and doctrine of the 10 and 11 Verses.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1Others therefore expound it as a speech of incredulity, and refer this general particle all, in special to such messengers of God as were sent to him, to comfort him in his afflictions, and to promise him deliverance and advancement. Now though at first he might believe them, yet when he was in the extremity of his perplexity, so as he doubted of all recovery, then he made question of the truth of their words, and in his sudden fear said to this purpose, Certainly as the common fort of men, so even these servants and Prophets of God are liars: all men, not these excepted, all men are liars. Now where he layeth the blame on men, therein, notwithstanding this his great weakness, ⟨p. 136⟩he testifieth a reverend respect towards God, in that he doth not question the truth of Gods Word, but rather imagineth that the Prophets did not well take their errand, but brought a wrong message: and in that respect chargeth not God, but men with falsehood, and saith, All men are liars. In the original the words of this clause are in the singular 2number thus, Every man is a liar: but the generality in the singular number is of as large an extent as in the plural, and for sense truly and fully thus translated, All men are liars.
1Others therefore expound it as a speech of incredulity, and referre this generall particle all, in speciall to such messengers of God as were sent to him, to comfort him in his afflictions, and to promise him deliverance and advancement. Now though at first he might believe them, yet when he was in the extremity of his perplexity, so as he doubted of all recovery, then he made question of the truth of their words, and in his sudden feare said to this purpose, Certenly as the common fort of men, so even these servants and Prophets of God are lyars: all men, not these excepted, all men are lyars. Now where he layeth the blame on men, therein, notwithstanding this his great weakenesse, ⟨p. 136⟩he testifieth a reverend respect towards God, in that he doth not question the truth of Gods Word, but rather imagineth that the Prophets did not well take their errand, but brought a wrong message: and in that respect chargeth not God, but men with falshood, and saith, All men are lyars. In the originall the words of this clause are in the singular